{"id":2747,"date":"2021-01-20T11:46:08","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T10:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/262676.w76.wedos.ws\/domains\/?page_id=2747"},"modified":"2025-10-05T11:01:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T09:01:05","slug":"vaclav-luks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/collegium1704.com\/en\/vaclav-luks\/","title":{"rendered":"V\u00e1clav Luks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tatsu-Swtphw63pO tatsu-section  tatsu-bg-overlay   tatsu-clearfix\" data-title=\"\"  data-headerscheme=\"background--dark\"><div class='tatsu-section-pad clearfix' data-padding='{\"d\":\"0px 0px 20px 0px\"}' data-padding-top='0px'><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-wrap tatsu-row-one-col tatsu-row-has-one-cols tatsu-small-gutter tatsu-eq-cols  tatsu-clearfix tatsu-Wiko6LltPO\" ><style>.tatsu-Wiko6LltPO.tatsu-row-wrap > .tatsu-row{border-color: rgba(222,222,222,1); }<\/style><div  class=\"tatsu-row \" ><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-bg-overlay tatsu-one-col tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu--z06IobrUo\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-single-image tatsu-module align-center tatsu-image-lazyload tatsu-DFlx3O5GnE  \" ><div class=\"tatsu-single-image-inner \" style=\"width : 1024px;\" ><div class = \"tatsu-single-image-padding-wrap\" style = \"padding-bottom : 38.0859375%;\" ><\/div><img class = \"tatsu-gradient-border\" alt = \"V\u00e1clav Luks\" title = \"C1704_web_banner_CV_Vasek_XL_horni_v1\" data-src = \"https:\/\/collegium1704.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/C1704_web_banner_CV_Vasek_XL_horni_v1-1.jpg\" src =\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  \/><\/div><style>.tatsu-DFlx3O5GnE .tatsu-single-image-inner{border-style: solid;max-width: 100%;}.tatsu-DFlx3O5GnE.tatsu-single-image{transform: translate3d(0px,0px, 0);}.tatsu-DFlx3O5GnE{padding: 10px 0px 0px 0px;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-column-overlay tatsu-animate-none\" ><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu--z06IobrUo.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}.tatsu--z06IobrUo.tatsu-column{margin: 0 0 0 0px !important;}.tatsu--z06IobrUo.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: normal;}.tatsu--z06IobrUo > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu--z06IobrUo > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu--z06IobrUo > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu--z06IobrUo > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}@media only screen and (max-width:1377px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu--z06IobrUo.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}@media only screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width: 1024px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu--z06IobrUo.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu--z06IobrUo.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-wrap tatsu-row-one-col tatsu-row-has-one-cols tatsu-small-gutter tatsu-eq-cols  tatsu-clearfix tatsu-_-OnwRR1UO\" ><style>.tatsu-_-OnwRR1UO.tatsu-row-wrap > .tatsu-row{padding: 20px 0px 0px 0px;border-color: rgba(222,222,222,1); }<\/style><div  class=\"tatsu-row \" ><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-bg-overlay tatsu-one-col tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-o4LOhxsh7j\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-text-block-wrap tatsu-NAj8aH6tG7J  \"><div class=\"tatsu-text-inner tatsu-align-center  clearfix\" ><style>.tatsu-NAj8aH6tG7J.tatsu-text-block-wrap .tatsu-text-inner{width: 100%;text-align: left;}.tatsu-NAj8aH6tG7J.tatsu-text-block-wrap{margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;}<\/style>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">V\u00e1clav Luks<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-text-block-wrap tatsu-Ct8zZnZubXU  \"><div class=\"tatsu-text-inner tatsu-align-center  clearfix\" ><style>.tatsu-Ct8zZnZubXU.tatsu-text-block-wrap .tatsu-text-inner{width: 100%;text-align: left;padding: 0px 0px 20px 0px;}<\/style>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">founder of the baroque orchestra Collegium 1704 and the vocal ensemble Collegium Vocale 1704<\/h6>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-column-overlay tatsu-animate-none\" ><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-o4LOhxsh7j.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}.tatsu-o4LOhxsh7j.tatsu-column{margin: 0 0 0 0px !important;}.tatsu-o4LOhxsh7j.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: normal;}.tatsu-o4LOhxsh7j > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-o4LOhxsh7j > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-o4LOhxsh7j > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-o4LOhxsh7j > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}@media only screen and (max-width:1377px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-o4LOhxsh7j.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}@media only screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width: 1024px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-o4LOhxsh7j.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-o4LOhxsh7j.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-wrap tatsu-row-has-one-half tatsu-row-has-two-cols tatsu-zero-margin tatsu-small-gutter tatsu-eq-cols  tatsu-clearfix tatsu-nwH1dwhwd60\" ><style>.tatsu-nwH1dwhwd60.tatsu-row-wrap > .tatsu-row{padding: 20px 0px 0px 0px;border-width: 1px 0 0 0;border-color: rgba(222,222,222,1); border-style: solid;}<\/style><div  class=\"tatsu-row \" ><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-bg-overlay tatsu-one-half tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-Ojd3xfJie5n\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-text-block-wrap tatsu-zuv-qULD3Us  \"><div class=\"tatsu-text-inner tatsu-align-center  clearfix\" ><style>.tatsu-zuv-qULD3Us.tatsu-text-block-wrap .tatsu-text-inner{width: 100%;text-align: left;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-zuv-qULD3Us.tatsu-text-block-wrap .tatsu-text-inner{padding: 0px 0px 20px 0px;}}<\/style>\n<p>V\u00e1clav Luks studied at the Pilsen Conservatoire and the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, and he furthered his education with the specialised study of early music at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p>In 2005 he founded the Prague Baroque orchestra Collegium 1704 and the vocal ensemble Collegium Vocale 1704. Under his leadership, the ensembles have made guest appearances at prestigious festivals, have performed in important European concert halls in such cities as Berlin, Vienna, Salzburg, Brussels, Amsterdam, Warsaw, and London, and have shared the stage with some of the world\u2019s most acclaimed singers including Magdalena Ko\u017een\u00e1, Karina Gauvin, Vivica Genaux, Sandrine Piau, Philippe Jaroussky, Bejun Mehta, Sarah Mingardo, Adam Plachetka, and Andreas Scholl.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-column-overlay tatsu-animate-none\" ><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-Ojd3xfJie5n.tatsu-column{width: 50%;}.tatsu-Ojd3xfJie5n.tatsu-column{margin: 0 0 0 0px !important;}.tatsu-Ojd3xfJie5n.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: normal;}.tatsu-Ojd3xfJie5n > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-Ojd3xfJie5n > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-Ojd3xfJie5n > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-Ojd3xfJie5n > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}@media only screen and (max-width:1377px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-Ojd3xfJie5n.tatsu-column{width: 50%;}}@media only screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width: 1024px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-Ojd3xfJie5n.tatsu-column{width: 50%;}}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-Ojd3xfJie5n.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}<\/style><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-bg-overlay tatsu-one-half tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-UoLd_002yN6\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-single-image tatsu-module tatsu-image-lazyload tatsu-0x4CMzdO56I  \" ><div class=\"tatsu-single-image-inner \" style=\"width : 1024px;\" ><div class = \"tatsu-single-image-padding-wrap\" style = \"padding-bottom : 66.50390625%;\" ><\/div><a class = \"mfp-image\" href = \"https:\/\/collegium1704.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/vaclav1.jpg\" ><img class = \"tatsu-gradient-border\" alt = \"V\u00e1clav Luks\" title = \"vaclav1\" data-src = \"https:\/\/collegium1704.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/vaclav1.jpg\" src =\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  \/><\/a><\/div><style>.tatsu-0x4CMzdO56I .tatsu-single-image-inner{border-style: solid;max-width: 100%;}.tatsu-0x4CMzdO56I.tatsu-single-image{transform: translate3d(0px,0px, 0);}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-column-overlay tatsu-animate-none\" ><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-UoLd_002yN6.tatsu-column{width: 50%;}.tatsu-UoLd_002yN6.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: normal;}.tatsu-UoLd_002yN6 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-UoLd_002yN6 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-UoLd_002yN6 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-UoLd_002yN6 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}@media only screen and (max-width:1377px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-UoLd_002yN6.tatsu-column{width: 50%;}}@media only screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width: 1024px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-UoLd_002yN6.tatsu-column{width: 50%;}}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-UoLd_002yN6.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-wrap tatsu-row-one-col tatsu-row-has-one-cols tatsu-zero-margin tatsu-small-gutter tatsu-eq-cols  tatsu-clearfix tatsu-isSDfUBWK\" ><style>.tatsu-isSDfUBWK.tatsu-row-wrap > .tatsu-row{padding: 20px 0px 0px 0px;}<\/style><div  class=\"tatsu-row \" ><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-bg-overlay tatsu-one-col tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-l_9BpI78sy\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-text-block-wrap tatsu-BjAfCJX5Sz  \"><div class=\"tatsu-text-inner tatsu-align-center  clearfix\" ><style>.tatsu-BjAfCJX5Sz.tatsu-text-block-wrap .tatsu-text-inner{width: 100%;text-align: left;}<\/style>\n<p>Their <a href=\"https:\/\/collegium1704.com\/en\/e-shop\/\">recordings<\/a> have won not only the enthusiastic acclaim of listeners, but also numerous awards from critics including Les Troph\u00e9es, the Diapason d\u2019Or, and the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik. In May 2021, V\u00e1clav Luks conducted Collegium 1704 at the <a href=\"https:\/\/collegium1704.com\/en\/produkt\/bedrich-smetana-my-country-2\/\">opening concert<\/a> of the Prague Spring International Music Festival.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-column-overlay tatsu-animate-none\" ><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-l_9BpI78sy.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}.tatsu-l_9BpI78sy.tatsu-column{margin: 0 0 0 0px !important;}.tatsu-l_9BpI78sy.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: normal;}.tatsu-l_9BpI78sy > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-l_9BpI78sy > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-l_9BpI78sy > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-l_9BpI78sy > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}@media only screen and (max-width:1377px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-l_9BpI78sy.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}@media only screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width: 1024px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-l_9BpI78sy.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-l_9BpI78sy.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-wrap tatsu-row-has-one-half tatsu-row-has-two-cols tatsu-zero-margin tatsu-small-gutter tatsu-eq-cols  tatsu-clearfix tatsu-kwPE5cVFJG0\" ><style>.tatsu-kwPE5cVFJG0.tatsu-row-wrap > .tatsu-row{padding: 20px 0px 0px 0px;border-color: rgba(222,222,222,1); }<\/style><div  class=\"tatsu-row \" ><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-bg-overlay tatsu-one-half tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-gs1CkSm4gn7\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-single-image tatsu-module tatsu-image-lazyload tatsu-17W2fxkJvHm  \" ><div class=\"tatsu-single-image-inner \" style=\"width : 1600px;\" ><div class = \"tatsu-single-image-padding-wrap\" style = \"padding-bottom : 66.6875%;\" ><\/div><a class = \"mfp-image\" href = \"https:\/\/collegium1704.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/vaclav2.jpg\" ><img class = \"tatsu-gradient-border\" alt = \"V\u00e1clav Luks\" title = \"vaclav2\" data-src = \"https:\/\/collegium1704.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/vaclav2.jpg\" src =\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  \/><\/a><\/div><style>.tatsu-17W2fxkJvHm .tatsu-single-image-inner{border-style: solid;max-width: 100%;}.tatsu-17W2fxkJvHm.tatsu-single-image{transform: translate3d(0px,0px, 0);}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-column-overlay tatsu-animate-none\" ><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-gs1CkSm4gn7.tatsu-column{width: 50%;}.tatsu-gs1CkSm4gn7.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: normal;}.tatsu-gs1CkSm4gn7 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-gs1CkSm4gn7 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-gs1CkSm4gn7 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-gs1CkSm4gn7 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}@media only screen and (max-width:1377px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-gs1CkSm4gn7.tatsu-column{width: 50%;}}@media only screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width: 1024px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-gs1CkSm4gn7.tatsu-column{width: 50%;}}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-gs1CkSm4gn7.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}<\/style><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-bg-overlay tatsu-one-half tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-QMP3X3cgkPt\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-text-block-wrap tatsu-V-ujF1vjTbY  \"><div class=\"tatsu-text-inner tatsu-align-center  clearfix\" ><style>.tatsu-V-ujF1vjTbY.tatsu-text-block-wrap .tatsu-text-inner{width: 100%;text-align: left;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-V-ujF1vjTbY.tatsu-text-block-wrap .tatsu-text-inner{padding: 20px 0px 0px 0px;}}<\/style>\n<p>His activities have played an important role in reviving interest in the music of the Czech composers Jan Dismas Zelenka and Josef Myslive\u010dek and have strengthened Czech-German cultural ties by rediscovering the two countries\u2019 shared musical traditions.<\/p>\n<p>Under his leadership, Collegium 1704 recorded the music for Petr V\u00e1clav\u2019s documentary <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/wdsT9ZkzCcU\"><em>Zpov\u011b\u010f zapomenut\u00e9ho <\/em><\/a>(Confession of the Vanished) and for his feature film <a href=\"http:\/\/ilboemo.cz\"><em>Il Boemo <\/em><\/a>about the life of Josef Myslive\u010dek, for which V\u00e1clav Luks served as the chief musical consultant. V\u00e1clav Luks has collaborated on operatic and theatrical productions with such stage directors as Willi Decker, Ursel Herrmann, Louise Moaty, David Radok, Ji\u0159\u00ed He\u0159man, J. A. Pit\u00ednsk\u00fd, and Ond\u0159ej Havelka.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-column-overlay tatsu-animate-none\" ><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-QMP3X3cgkPt.tatsu-column{width: 50%;}.tatsu-QMP3X3cgkPt.tatsu-column{margin: 0 0 0 0px !important;}.tatsu-QMP3X3cgkPt.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: normal;}.tatsu-QMP3X3cgkPt > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-QMP3X3cgkPt > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-QMP3X3cgkPt > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-QMP3X3cgkPt > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}@media only screen and (max-width:1377px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-QMP3X3cgkPt.tatsu-column{width: 50%;}}@media only screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width: 1024px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-QMP3X3cgkPt.tatsu-column{width: 50%;}}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-QMP3X3cgkPt.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-wrap tatsu-row-one-col tatsu-row-has-one-cols tatsu-small-gutter tatsu-eq-cols  tatsu-clearfix tatsu-GCPXh0uXm\" ><style>.tatsu-GCPXh0uXm.tatsu-row-wrap > .tatsu-row{padding: 20px 0px 0px 0px;border-color: rgba(222,222,222,1); }<\/style><div  class=\"tatsu-row \" ><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-bg-overlay tatsu-one-col tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-fUxe4pmh2r\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-text-block-wrap tatsu-PW2rwwBa6y  \"><div class=\"tatsu-text-inner tatsu-align-center  clearfix\" ><style>.tatsu-PW2rwwBa6y.tatsu-text-block-wrap .tatsu-text-inner{width: 100%;text-align: left;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-PW2rwwBa6y.tatsu-text-block-wrap .tatsu-text-inner{padding: 0px 0px 40px 0px;}}<\/style>\n<p>Since 2021 he has been guest conducting the Handel &#038; Haydn Society in Boston, and for the 2022-2025 seasons he is an artist-in-residence of the Kammerakademie Potsdam.<\/p>\n<p>Besides working intensively with Collegium 1704, V\u00e1clav Luks also appears with other acclaimed orchestras in the field of early music such as the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, the Netherlands Bach Society, the Akademie f\u00fcr Alte Musik Berlin, Concerto K\u00f6ln, and La Cetra Barockorchester Basel. Collegium 1704 and V\u00e1clav Luks have also long participated in the St.Wenceslas Music Festival.<\/p>\n<p>His engagements with modern orchestras include collaborations with the Czech Philharmonic, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, the Norwegian Radio Orchestra, and the Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra among others. At a benefit concert for the restoration of the Notre Dame Cathedral, V\u00e1clav Luks conducted the Orchestre nationale de France, with which he has been appearing regularly since 2019, and the French radio station France Musique devoted five broadcasts of its series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiofrance.fr\/personnes\/vaclav-luks\"><em>Grands interpretes de la musique Classique<\/em><\/a> to him. In June 2022 he was honoured with France\u2019s Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for his significant contributions to culture.<\/p>\n<p>Recent projects include Jean-Philippe Rameau&#8217;s ambitious opera Plat\u00e9e, praised by many international reviewers, regular participation in the Salzburger Festspiele and collaboration with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-column-overlay tatsu-animate-none\" ><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-fUxe4pmh2r.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}.tatsu-fUxe4pmh2r.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: normal;}.tatsu-fUxe4pmh2r > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-fUxe4pmh2r > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-fUxe4pmh2r > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-fUxe4pmh2r > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}@media only screen and (max-width:1377px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-fUxe4pmh2r.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}@media only screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width: 1024px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-fUxe4pmh2r.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-fUxe4pmh2r.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-wrap tatsu-row-one-col tatsu-row-has-one-cols tatsu-medium-gutter tatsu-reg-cols  tatsu-clearfix tatsu-qkuLH576UIn\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-row \" ><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-bg-overlay tatsu-one-col tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-5SWiE83MuUl\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-button-group align-left tatsu-A9X3ZJvE7vr  \"  ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-normal-button tatsu-button-wrap   tatsu-ewguseLXANJ button-transform  \"><a class=\"tatsu-shortcode smallbtn tatsu-button left-icon    bg-animation-none  \" href=\"https:\/\/collegium1704.com\/en\/press\/\" style= \"\"  aria-label=\"download photos & cv\" data-gdpr-atts={} target=\"_blank\">download photos & cv<\/a><style>.tatsu-ewguseLXANJ .tatsu-button{background-color: rgba(255,213,109,1);color: #222222 ;border-width: 1px;}.tatsu-ewguseLXANJ .tatsu-button:hover{background-color: rgba(31,187,236,1);color: #fafbfd ;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-A9X3ZJvE7vr.tatsu-button-group{margin: 0px 0px 20px 0px;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-column-overlay tatsu-animate-none\" ><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-5SWiE83MuUl.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}.tatsu-5SWiE83MuUl.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: normal;}.tatsu-5SWiE83MuUl > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-5SWiE83MuUl > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-5SWiE83MuUl > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-5SWiE83MuUl > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}@media only screen and (max-width:1377px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-5SWiE83MuUl.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}@media only screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width: 1024px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-5SWiE83MuUl.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-5SWiE83MuUl.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-section-background-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-section-background\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-section-overlay\"><\/div><style>.tatsu-Swtphw63pO{border-color: rgba(155,155,155,1); 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